MA (Hons) IT Management for Business

The programme

Qualification

MA (Hons)

For

New or existing employees in Scotland

Duration

4 years

Age

No limit

How

20% at University, 80% at work

The IT Management for Business Graduate Apprenticeship degree develops specific skills and knowledge of information technology, to enable the participants to play a key role in the management of ICT infrastructure, strategy, operations and projects of their organisation.

The programme helps you develop highly skilled employees in the following areas:

IT Consultancy

IT System Operation

IT System Management

IT Network Planning and Control

IT Project Management

Graduates’ skillset

The IT Management for Business Graduate Apprenticeship programme aims to produce MA (Hons) graduates equipped with knowledge, understanding and skills in the following areas:

a broad background of business operations, procedures and culture applicable to a career in IT in a business environment

sufficient technical knowledge to play a key role in an IT related environment

personal and interpersonal skills enabling them to work closely and communicate with employees in non-IT related areas of an organisation

a set of problem-solving and modelling skills appropriate to IT related business operations

sufficient management and business knowledge to play a management role in an IT project

project delivery experience in a business oriented environment

Key areas of the programme

The primary focus of the IT Management for Business Graduate Apprenticeship Programme is on developing the knowledge, understanding and skills outcomes sought by employers.

Business

Business Skills

Enterprise

Human resource management

Operations Management

Accounting

Project Management

Strategic Change

Leadership

Technology

Information systems

Data

Systems analysis and design

Software development and programming

Computer and network infrastructure

Information systems operations and change

Personal and interpersonal

Communications

Personal attributes

Professional attributes

Team working

Software project and delivery management

Project management methodologies

Project planning

Project execution

Agile project delivery

Risk assessment and management

Each of the four key content areas is combined to deliver a holistic learning experience.

Why Heriot-Watt?

Our graduates are specialist, creative, progessional, global citizens. The Engineering Design and Manufacture Graduate Apprenticeship Programme is taught by respected and experienced academics and business professionals.

With five campuses, in Edinburgh, Galashiels, Orkney, Dubai and Malaysia, Heriot-Watt is a truly global community.

Heriot-Watt has a reputation for producing pragmatic "can do" graduates

Paul Garnham, Campus Ambassador, Shell

Heriot-Watt University is consistently ranked at a high level across a number of key university league tables.